Goal II:
Systems & Services
Students understand the systems and technologies that facilitate the management and use of information resources to serve the diverse needs of users.
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II.a Students identify and analyze diverse information needs of individuals and communities.
LIS5268 Microcomputers - Research paper "Social Media, Fake News and Misinformation." This paper investigates the growth of social media as a source of news, as well as the identification of fake news and the part social media platforms play in circulating misinformation. Teaching information literacy to students (and adults!) is a crucial part of librarianship today and is more urgently needed now than ever before.
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II.b. Students evaluate and select print and digital information resources and systems to meet needs of users.
LIS6511 - Collection Development Group Project - Collection Development Policy
Our group created a Collection Development Policy for the (fictional) Green Apple County Public Library system, a mid-sized library system based on a mashup of Orange County, FL and Green Bay, WI. We detailed how resources would be chosen and outlined how we would better serve our foreign-language patrons with increased focus on Spanish-language resources.
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This subject has become even more relevant as many librarians (including those in Florida) are facing a drastic increase in book challenges and restrictive laws regarding books and materials for schools and public libraries.
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II.c. Students understand and use appropriate information technology for information services.
LIS6303 Preparing Instructional Media - Instructional Design Digital Media Video
This project was extremely challenging because I had to teach myself how to create and edit videos in Adobe Premiere Rush and find and add a soundtrack during an abbreviated Summer semester. It was really gratifying to see the finished product posted on YouTube, (another first!) and I felt really accomplished having learned how to use several digital tools and create original work in such a short time. My instructional problem was to draw community members to my library's new garden by offering a Summer Veggie Program to help them learn to plant and tend their own edible crops. I learned how to use Canva, a popular tool among librarians, and used it to create a brochure for my proposed Summer Veggie Program.
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